Just Another Major Crisis?

The United States and Europe Since 2000

Edited by Geir Lundestad

Contributions from major international scholars from the US and Europe

Just Another Major Crisis?

The United States and Europe Since 2000

Edited by Geir Lundestad

Description

In this book some of the world's leading academic experts on American-European relations provide the most up to date presentations of the topic available today. The Iraq War represented a most serious challenge to American-European relations. Some of the contributors argue that NATO, the key of the Atlantic relationship, has been harmed beyond repair. The Cold War is over; America has become more nationalist than it used to be; Europe has become more independent-minded vis-á-vis the United States. Others argue that the war was just another major crisis, like the many crises that had affected NATO even in its golden years during the Cold War. Recently the relationship has already improved a great deal; it is likely to improve even further. The editor attempts to strike a balance between different interpretations.

Just Another Major Crisis?

The United States and Europe Since 2000

Edited by Geir Lundestad

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Geir Lundestad2. Privileged partners: the Atlantic relationship and the end of the Bush regime, Charles S. Maier3. Atlantic orders: the fundamentals of change, Charles A. Kupchan4. From the Cold War to the War on Terror: old threats, new threats, and the future of the transatlantic relationship, Michael Cox5. Unilateralism in U.S. foreign policy: What role does America see for Europe?, G. John Ikenberry6. The U.S. changing role and Europe's transatlantic dilemmas: towards an EU strategic autonomy?, Frédéric Bozo7. 'New Europe' between the United States and 'Old Europe', Marcin Zaborowski8. How well can Europe and the United States cooperate on non-European issues?, Helga Haftendorn9. Leadership or partnership? Can transatlantic leadership be shared?, William Wallace10. Do economic trends unite or divide the two sides of the Atlantic?, David P. Calleo11. Worlds apart? The United States, Europe, and the cultural ties that bind them, Rob Kroes12. Can the circle be unbroken? Public opinion and the transatlantic rupture, Steven Kull13. Where are American-European relations heading? A view from the United States, Stanley R. Sloan14. The rise of the European Union and its impact on the U.S.-European partnership. A view from Europe, Gustav Schmidt15. Conclusion: The United States and Europe: Just another crisis?, Geir Lundestad

Just Another Major Crisis?

The United States and Europe Since 2000

Edited by Geir Lundestad

Author Information

Geir Lundestad is the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and a professor of international history at the University of Oslo. He has published numerous books and articles, particularly on the origins of the Cold War and on American-European relations after 1945.